More difficulty in this one for Barrett, the angle is not easy from near the right touchline. HUR PEN The Hurricanes win another penalty near the halfway line. Both sides will be looking to clean up their ball handling in the second half to make the most of the opportunities being created. The Blues did find their stride and pushed the Hurricanes hard but will be disappointed to be going into the break behind. The Blues made the Hurricanes pay for an early error but it was the home side who looked the most likely for much of the first half. Both sides have been keen to run the ball and push towards the goal line. Well we said it would be a thriller and that's the way it has been so far through the first 40. The Blues counter briefly before they too knock it on. But as has been the case throughout this match, the play breaks down via a knock on. Lovely kick from Garden-Bachop to start the second half and it leads to a Hurricanes penalty deep in Blues territory. Big loss for the Hurricanes early in this second half. Plenty of time for the winger to touch down and the Blues are back in front. The Hurricanes are scrambling here and Nock quickly shifts to Black, who picks out a completely unmarked Clarke with a beautifully weighted cross-field kick. Akira Ioane throws Ardie Savea off him like he is nothing and bursts into the final third, offloading to Papalii to power his way towards the goal line. A set move saw an overlapping Black easily find an open Perofeta to waltz over for the Blues third try of the match! Black converts again to give the Blues a double-digit lead.īLU TRY! It took a while for the Blues loose forwards to show their power, but they've done it now. It was always going to be hard for the Hurricanes to defend the resulting scrum a man down and so it proved. The pressure is too much for the Hurricanes and Kirifi sees yellow for failing to roll away.
Ardie Savea sells the dummy from the maul and bundles through for the try - but wait it's ruled out! The referee rules the ball was held up in the maul.īLU TRY! The momentum has swung to the Blues here and they've found themselves near the goal line again. Barrett kicks for touch again to keep the pressure on.
Umaga-Jensen nearly breaks through twice before the Hurricanes win a penalty when the Blues knock the ball down. Barrett bangs it deep into Blues territory instead to test the visiting side's goal line defence. NO TRY! The Hurricanes get another penalty near the halfway line and interestingly decide not to go for the three points this time. A collective boo rings out around Sky Stadium as the replay comes up on the big screen. There is no stopping him at that speed! Barrett knocks it over for the conversion, or does he? The touch judges haven't raised their flags but it looked to have snuck inside the post. Oh and wow, it's Aumua's second of the night! The hooker has absolutely stormed through the line and dived over. Akira Ioane concedes the penalty during the move leading to the ruled out try and the Hurricanes have yet another lineout on the 5m line.
HUR TRY! But the Blues are not out of the woods here.
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